Strong primary health care (PHC) systems are vital to universal health coverage (UHC). The principle is clear and simple: if governments ensure essential health services are used — even in the most remote areas — population health will improve. Things get less clear, and significantly less simple, for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) thinking about how to implement this PHC Vision — especially in light of systemic problems at the point of health service delivery: lack of supplies and personnel, limited availability and the ability of individual health facilities to manage care for the population it serves…..more
Health Systems Organisation, Primary health care, Universal Health Coverage
5 principles for building an innovative primary health care model
